Alberta Legislature debates new railway policy and loan plan
In Edmonton the legislature discussed a five million dollar loan from general revenue with one million for roads and five million for extending the telephone system. The new railway policy emerged as a central topic, uniting Liberals and some insurgents behind Premier Sifton. The session featured debate on the address and a list of standing committees with changes noting Bramsey Moore joining Public Accounts.
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Edmonton
Sifton
Tweedie
Calgary
Mitchell
Alberta
A. L. Sifton
C. R. Mitchell
Messrs
McKenzie
Rutherford
Cross
Boyle
Roberts
Lessard
Riley
Marshall
A. J. McLean
Simpson
Stewart
Sedgwick
Walker
Woolf
Shaw
Hoadley
McPherson
Stauffer
Telford
Puffer
Glendenning
Patterson
Holden
Cornwall
MecKenny
Campbell
Gorgeous Welcome for King and Queen at Debil
Delhi India December 7 The King Emperor and Queen Empress arrive from Bombay to a 101 gun salute and a city packed with Indian princes officers and officials. A four mile procession to the Durbar Camp features a royal reception with 150 ruling chiefs and vast canvas camps housing a quarter million people in a palatial imperial setup.
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Delhi
India
Bombay
Selingara Bastion Fort
Durbar
Lancers
Lord Curzon
Low Resigns in South Renfrew Seat Swap Likely
Ottawa reports Liberal Thos A Low resigned to open a seat for G P Graham Minister of Railways in the late administration. An Ontario deal would have T W McGarry proclaimed by acclamation at the provincial level in exchange for Graham winning the federal seat. Crown ministers denied knowledge of any agreement. Low says Conservatives honor the terms and will loyally abide. Low's Sept. 21 majority was 619.
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South Renfrew
Ottawa
Thos. A. Low
House of Commons
Dominion House
Low
G. P. Graham
Railways
Breckville
Ontario
T. W. McGarry
M.L.A
Graham
Federal House
McGarry
Frank Cochrane
J. D. Reid
Customs
Persian-Russian tensions tied to Persian treasurer
London dispatch reports a claimed diplomatic statement alleging W Morgen Shuster Persian Treasurer-General faces Mejlis opposition over not withdrawing gendarmes from Shue At Sultanch. Alleged seizure of the brother of the ex-shrial triggers Russian ultimatum. regent blocked by parliament. Source says Russia seeks no Persian independence violation and will honor the 1907 Anglo-Russian accord.
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London
W. Morgen Shuster
Persia
Twt
Shue
Sultanch
Shral
Enalia
Russia
Mauretania Floated After Gaining Ground Near Dingle
The Cunard liner Mauretania, which ran aground near Dingle during last night’s storm, was floated this morning while anchored at Liverpool. The ship’s crew reported no additional damage and preparations continued for safe refloating and inspection.
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W. A. P. Cable
Liverpool
Cunard
Dingle
Doctor Found Not Guilty in Ottawa Trial
In Ottawa on December 7 Judge Ronald Gunn ruled Dr J Alexander Culmel of Hull not guilty in a case alleging an illegal operation on Rose Ferguson of Charlton Place. Ferguson recanted earlier police court testimony saying she did not know what she was saying. Prosecution evidence concluded as the court adjourned.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Ottawa
J. Alexander Culmel
Hull
Ronald Gunn
Rose Ferguson
Charleton Place
Dr. Ouimel
Anti-Saloon League to Convene in Washington
In Washington on December 7, officials of the Anti-Saloon League prepare for a forthcoming biennial convention. Before the meeting in the city, superintendents and workers hold conferences at Metropolitan MLE Church. The four day convention begins with a mass meeting at Calvary Baptist Church and will be followed by a national conference on interstate liquor traffic.
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Washington
Anti-Saloon League of America
Metropolitan Mle
Calvary Baptist Church
Saskatchewan Seed Fair Winners at Rosthern
At the Rosthern seed fair A E Crother won first for Marquis wheat and K W Lehman took the Red Fife prize. Geo Harvey won first with Bobs wheat, J W Neufeld earned second with Stanley, and Lehman also took first for oats. Entries were fewer than usual this year.
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Rosthern, Sask
Rosthern
A. E. Crother
Marquis Wheat
K. W. Lehman
Geo. Harvey
J. W. Neufeld
Stanley
New York City Tax Expert Warns of Municipal Bankruptcy
Adolph Bloch, a taxation expert, warns New York City spends beyond its receipts. He notes a 77 percent rise in city costs over ten years and funded debt surging from 297.97 million in 1901 to 747.06 million in 1911, with population up 40 percent and interest costs up 182.72 percent. He cautions ongoing excess spending will burden future generations.
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New York
New York City
Adolph Bloch
Mr. Bloch
Revolt Exposed in San Juan and Del Sur
A revolutionary conspiracy uncovered in multiple departments has led to strict security measures and numerous arrests as of December 7 in Nicaragua. Local authorities report ongoing investigations and intensified patrols to curb further activity.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
San Juan, del Sur
Nicaragua
Big flotation of Canadian railway stock shocks markets
London December 7 eleven million pounds sterling of Canadian railway three and a half percent stock for fifty years has been underwritten and is now offered to the public at 93. The entire issue is guaranteed by the Dominion government and caused considerable surprise in the market.
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London
Stirling
Canadian Railway
East Defeats West in International Stock Show
Chicago, Dec 7 Dispatch reports the East won the annual stock show grading for the first time, with Robert A. Fairbanks of New Market Ga and Congraham Brothers of Pennsylvania earning top honors in heavy draft horse class. The stallion Mikado was declared best exhibit.
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Robert A. Fairbanks
New Market
Congraham Brothers
Pennsylvania
Clydesdales
German War Office Plans Zeppelin Airships for War
Berlin dispatch reports the German war office is considering building a fleet of huge airships capable of carrying large quantities of explosives and crews. The Zeppelins would have 8,500,000 cubic feet gas capacity and carry 300 men each.
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London
Berlin
London Standard
German War Office
Four Reductions in Cable Rates Unveiled
New York December 7 George Wil Ward vice president and general manager of the Commercial Cable Company outlines four rate cuts by Western Union Telegraph Co including Sunday work shift five cent word newspaper rate and plain language half rate withBritish postmaster general accord noted along with Postal Telegraph appointment and shifts in service policy.
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Iw. A. P
New York
George Wil. Ward
The
Commercial Cable Co
Western Union Telegraph Co
Washington
Western Union
Postmaster General of
Great Britain
Commercial Cable Company
Bell Telephone Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cardinal Farley Banqueted in Rome by English Speaking Church
A dinner was hosted today in honor of Cardinal Farley at the San Silvestro church in Rome by Rector Rev. John Bolan. About fifty guests attended including Cardinal Falconio, Bislett, and several archbishops such as the Most Rev. Robt. Seton, formerly of New York, along with other bishops.
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Rome
Cardinal Farley
San Silvestro
John Bolan
New York
Cardinala Falconio
Bislett
Suite
Robt. Seton
Mumford Youth Shoots Self in Postal Telegraph Vault
Harold Q. Mumford, 24, son of a noted stock and board of trade operator, shot himself in a vault of his father's Postal Telegraph Building office in Chicago. The father said he knew of no reason for the act. Mumford had been employed by his father.
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Chicago
Ill
Harold QO. Mumford
Stock and Board of Trade
Mumford
Adjt Rev dirigible breaks world altitude record in Paris
In Paris on December 7 the military dirigible balloon Adjt Rev soared to about 7053 feet, surpassing the prior world record of 5085 feet set by the French Balloon Clement Bayard in August 1909. Nearby, a new five room cottage on Balmoral Street East is offered for 1650 dollars with 350 dollars down and monthly payments through H C Pettet Co.
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Paris
Adjt. Rev
Clement Bayard
Balmoral St
H. C. Pettet & Co
High River Council Backs Rail Bond Guarantee Plan
High River council last night endorsed government guaranteed bonds for the High River and Hudson Bay Railway to thirteen thousand dollars per mile. Promoters hold a provincial charter for a route from the British Columbia boundary through High River toward Basano and east to the provincial boundary to connect with the government road to Hudson Bay, with construction to begin if guarantees are provided.
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High River
Dee. T
British Columbia
Bassano
Hudson Bay
Fell Three Stories Workman Will Die
Saskatoon December 7 Henry Hill a young bricklayer and contractor fell from a window sill while fixing a scaffold. The elevator tilted him backward into a shaft and he landed fifty feet to a cement floor. He is about twenty seven and unmarried and his condition is grave at the city hospital.
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Fell
Workman
Henry Hill
Tal. Hill
Dismissal of Public Servants Up in House
Ottawa discusses the dismissal of civil servants by the government with debate continuing after the six o clock adjournment. Speakers criticize lack of enquiry and written statements, noting partisan dismissals and implications for imperial relations. Questions cover immigration figures and land warrants policy.
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Ottawa
McLean
Halifax
R. L. Borden
Wilfrid Laurier
Waterways Commission
F. B. Carvell
Poatmaster
Detective Worked the Third Degree in Toronto Court
Toronto December 7. C E McDonald defending J Madill in police court yesterday charged a detective with using the third degree to obtain a confession. A charge before the chief constable is likely. Crown attorney Corley called such action abominable but doubted the prisoner’s guilt in the theft of a suit of clothes.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Toronto
C. E. McDonald
J. Madill
Corley
Gongefida branch of the T. and N. to begin next year
Toronto reports the long desired Gongefida branch of the T. and N. O. Railway will be built next year after a satisfactory Elk Lake district survey. Chairman Englehart said work would start when frost leaves the ground. The line extends about thirty miles from the present branch toward Harlton, aiding Gowganda mines and surrounding agricultural lands.
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W. A. P. Dispatch
Toronto
Gongefida
Elk Lake District
Englehart
Harlton
Gowganda
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Messrs. O'Brien
Macleod
Gleichen
Michener
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D. Marshall
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Cote
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A. J. Mc Lean
Messrs. McDougall
O'Brien
Smith
Kemmis
A. J. Mc- Lean
Tethbridge
Cushing
Moore
Hoyle
Gunn
Qlin
Lethbridge
Olin
McDougall
Debil
Graran
Mauretania
Saskatchewan
N. R. Stock
W. .A. P. Cable
CW. A. P. Dispatch
the East
Cable Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Farley
Ww. A. P. Cable
High River City
Hudson
Saskatoon
Tor
Hospi
Borden
Pelletier
Manitoba
Robert Rogers
E. M. McDonald
Orientala
Canada
Rodolphe Lemieux
Interior
Belgium
France
West
Cowganda
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